Onions are likely the culprit in the McDonald's E coli outbreak across the Midwest and some Western states that has sickened 49 people and killed one, the US Department of Agriculture said late on Wednesday. The company pulled the Quarter Pounder off its menu at one-fifth of its 14,000 US restaurants.
In past years, beef patties dominated the dockets of foodborne illness lawyers, before US federal health regulators cracked down on beef contamination after an E coli outbreak linked to Jack in the Box burgers hospitalized more than 170 people across states and killed four. As a result, beef-related outbreaks became much rarer, experts say.
"Produce is a much harder problem," said Mike Taylor, a lawyer who played leadership roles in safety efforts at the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Agriculture, and today is on the board of a nonprofit called STOP Foodborne Illness.
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Not defaulted on any payments, ensuring timely repayment to lenders: Kinara Capital
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World Looks to India as Global Adaptation Leader
The last Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was disappointing in terms of climate finance and adaptation efforts. All eyes are now on Brazil's COP30 later this year to take on the task of mobilizing climate finance, even as the US exit from the Paris Agreement and extreme weather events loom large. SIMON STIELL, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in an exclusive email interview with Puja Das and Shreya Jai, says adaptation will be a focus area for all nations, urges India to accelerate its clean energy efforts, lauds the LIFE (Lifestyle for Environment) mission, and highlights India's potential to be a global example in climate action. Edited excerpts:
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U.S., Russia Hold Talks in First Step to Ukraine Peace
Moscow Insists NATO Take Back Ukraine Membership Promise
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